BLACK, Edward Junius, (father of George Robison Black),
a Representative from Georgia;
born in Beaufort, S.C., October 30, 1806;
attended the common schools and was graduated from Richmond Academy, Augusta, Ga.;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Augusta, Ga.;
member of the State house of representatives 1829-1831;
moved to Screven County, Ga., in 1832;
elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841);
unsuccessful Democratic candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress;
subsequently elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill in part the vacancies caused by the resignations of Julius C. Alford, William C. Dawson, and Eugenius A. Nisbet;
reelected to the Twenty-eighth Congress and served from January 3, 1842, to March 3, 1845;
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress;
resumed the practice of law;
died in Millettville, Barnwell District, S.C., September 1, 1846;
interment in the family burying ground near Millettville, Allendale County, S.C.